mazurka
pronunciation
How to pronounce mazurka in British English:
UK [məˈzɜ:kə]
How to pronounce mazurka in American English:
US [məˈzɜrkə]
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- Noun:
- music composed for dancing the mazurka
- a Polish national dance in triple time
Word Origin
- mazurka (n.)
- lively dance, also mazourka, 1818, from Russian mazurka, from Polish mazurek "dance of the Mazur," a reference to inhabitants of Mazowsze (Medieval Latin Mazovia), ancient region in central Poland. The Polish accusative in tańczyć mazurka "to dance the mazurek" was interpreted in Russian as a feminine affix, hence the -ka ending.
Example
- 1. You do prefer to be the centre of attention in any situation and the bedroom mazurka is no different .